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SECEDE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SECEDE?

Need another word that means the same as “secede”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “secede” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Secede” are: break away, splinter, withdraw from, break away from, break with, separate from, separate oneself from, sever relations with, leave, quit, split with, split off from, defect from, resign from, pull out of, drop out of, have nothing more to do with, turn one's back on, repudiate, reject, renounce, desert

Secede as a Verb

Definitions of "Secede" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “secede” as a verb can have the following definitions:

  • Withdraw from an organization or communion.
  • Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Synonyms of "Secede" as a verb (22 Words)

break awayLessen in force or effect.
break away fromCome to an end.
break withEmerge from the surface of a body of water.
defect fromDesert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
desertDesert a cause a country or an army often in order to join the opposing cause country or army.
The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period.
drop out ofGet rid of.
have nothing more to do withHave sex with; archaic use.
leaveLeave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.
He leaves a wife and three children.
pull out ofBring take or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
quitStop or discontinue (an action or activity.
Quit yourselves like men and fight.
rejectReject with contempt.
His body rejected the liver of the donor.
renounceRefuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee.
Isabella offered to renounce her son s claim to the French Crown.
repudiateRefuse to recognize or pay.
Breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate a contract.
resign fromPart with a possession or right.
separate fromGo one’s own way; move apart.
separate oneself fromSeparate into parts or portions.
sever relations withSet or keep apart.
splinterBreak up into splinters or slivers.
He crashed into a fence splintering the wooden barricade.
split off fromCome open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
split withCome open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
turn one's back onChange orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.
withdraw fromWithdraw from active participation.

Usage Examples of "Secede" as a verb

  • The kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830.

Associations of "Secede" (30 Words)

apportionAssign.
They did not apportion blame or liability to any one individual.
backdownAn act of backing down.
Ministers have avoided sounding triumphal about the association s backdown.
cleaveSplit or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.
Cleave the bone.
disengageRelease from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.
Disengage the gears.
dismantleTake (a machine or structure) to pieces.
The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap.
divideSeparate or be separated into parts.
The question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution.
divisibleCapable of being or liable to be divided or separated.
The marine environment is divisible into a number of areas.
divisionBiology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category.
He was MP for the Lancaster division of North Lancashire.
flakeCome off in flakes or thin small pieces.
He licked the flakes of croissant off his finger.
fragmentBreak or cause to break into fragments.
Small fragments of pottery.
fragmentationSeparating something into fine particles.
The fragmentation of society into a collection of interest groups.
independentAn independent political candidate.
A woman of independent means.
moietyA part or portion, especially a lesser share.
The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
partThe part played by a person in bringing about a result.
Moses parted the Red Sea.
partible(of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided.
The entire family lost status as a consequence of partible inheritance.
pieceRepair by adding pieces.
Each employee owns a piece of the company.
recantationA statement that one no longer holds a particular opinion or belief; a retraction.
Every writer interprets Galileo s recantation in a different way.
rive(of wood or stone) split or crack.
The wood was riven with deep cracks.
segregationThe act of segregating or sequestering.
The segregation of pupils with learning difficulties.
separateA separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication.
Analysis of mineral separates from six cordierite bearing strata.
severPut an end to (a connection or relationship); break off.
The head was severed from the body.
shardA piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges.
Shards of glass flew in all directions.
sliverForm into slivers.
There was a sliver of light under his door.
splinterBreak up into splinters or slivers.
He crashed into a fence splintering the wooden barricade.
splitA split osier used in basketwork.
Splits appeared in the decaying planks.
sterlingBritish money especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK.
Prices in sterling are shown.
subdivisionA section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided.
The Birkenhead police subdivision.
sunderBreak apart or in two, using violence.
A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.
thornA thorny bush shrub or tree especially a hawthorn.
He s a thorn in my flesh.
withdrawWithdraw from active participation.
For the cocaine user it is possible to withdraw without medication.
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